Deidre Hall: Countdown to 4,000 Episodes

As of June 27, 2012, Deidre Hall (Marlena) has appeared in 3,988 episodes of "Days of Our Lives." She will be the first actor in "Days" history to reach the 4,000-episode mark later this summer, either in July or August. Hall is one of just 7 "Days" actors to have appeared in 3,000 or more episodes. The others are: Kristian Alfonso (Hope), John Clarke (Mickey), Drake Hogestyn (John), Peter Reckell (Bo), Frances Reid (Alice) and Alison Sweeney (Sami). Sweeney just joined the group when she appeared in her 3,000th episode on June 11, 2012.